Wellington, Fla. – The Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team kicked off the 2023 competition season with a team win at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Week 3 CPEDI3*, posting a total score of 434.813. Team member Beatrice de Lavalette (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Sixth Sense, Elizabeth and Nicolas de Lavalette’s 2010 Oldenburg gelding, won first place individually in the CPEDI3*. (L-R) Roxanne Trunnell, Beatrice de Lavalette, Michel Assouline, Kate Shoemaker, Rebecca Hart....

Harrisburg, Pa. – The historic Pennsylvania National Horse Show hosted 31 up-and-coming hunter seat equitation competitors last weekend for the 2022 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – East. Schuyler Dayner (Odessa, Fla.) earned the win, impressing the judges across three phases of competition. Schuyler Dayner and Joske Van De Knuffel. ©Andrew Ryback Photography The USEF/NCEA Finals consist of an initial jumping round with fences set at 3’3”, and from there,...

Elkton, Md . – Saturday’s cross-country day at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory was an excellent day of competition. Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM held onto their lead in the USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, while Tim Price (NZL) and Coup de Coeur Dudevin moved into the lead in the CCI5*-L. USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Great displays of cross-country riding...

Herning, Denmark – Kimberly “Kimmy” Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) topped the standings again for the U.S. Vaulting Team again today in the FEI Individual Female Technical Test, earning a personal best score of 8.329, to hold sixth place overall with a combined score of 8.129 heading into the final day of competition. Teammate Tessa Divita earned a 7.724., with an overall two-test score of 7.782, to hold tenth place, while Emily Rose (Santa Cruz, Calif.) received a 6.495, for...

U.S. Squad with their silver medals (Photos Les Garennes) Le Mans, France – A talented group of U.S. youth athletes had strong performances at the 2021 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors in Le Mans, France from July 29-August 1. The contingent of U.S. competitors in the individual female, pas de deux, and squad divisions delivered on the world stage under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Emma Seely. The U.S. Squad took home the silver medal against a talented field, while...

Wins don’t get much more convincing than Zone 2’s gold medal in the USHJA North American Young Rider Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY on August 3. Earlier in the day, Zone 5 handily won the USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, while Canada were the gold medalists in the USHJA North American Child Rider Show Jumping Team Championship....

Aachen, Germany – With the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 drawing closer, U.S. vaulters impressed as they represented the United States in individual male and female, pas de deux, and squad divisions, as well as gained team experience in the FEI Nations Cup CVIO4* at the FEI World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen in the Albert Vahle Arena, July 13-15. Kristian Roberts (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography) The U.S. vaulting contingent, led by Chef d’Equipe Emma...

South Jordan, Utah – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)/American Vaulting Association (AVA) Vaulting National Championships will host the best vaulters in the country this week at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in South Jordan, Utah, on August 24-27, 2017. More than 175 vaulters and 50 horses, along with coaches and lungers, will meet to compete for championships in ten divisions. Awards include team champions in A, B, and C divisions, while male and female individuals...

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Under glorious spring skies and set within the breathtaking vista of the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J/U-25 (being held March 31-April 2) got underway Thursday in San Juan Capistrano, and as the final event in California Dreaming Productions’ 2016 season this international dressage showcase drew the largest classes of the year across all CDI divisions as Olympic Team...

Dortmund, Germany – The FEI World Cup™ Vaulting Final got underway today with the first female, male, and pas-de-duex competitions. In the competition between four distinguished pas-de-deux teams, the United States’ Cassidy and Kimberly Palmer are in third place with a score of 7.961. Kimberly and Cassidy Palmer perform their freestyle with the help of Leon (www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de) Choreographed to the theme from the hit movie, “Frozen,” the sisters had a...